The 17th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

The 17th Lesbian and Gay Film Festival was the most successful to date with 195 films in what proved to be a popular and diverse programme. The NFT and Odeon West End saw a record number of admissions, up by over 5% on last year, approaching 25,000 and with 59 sold out performances - which meant busy screenings, lively Q&As and a fantastic buzz in the bar! The traffic on this website is also at a record high - with over 77,000 visitors accessing information about the festival, with a significant number of those using our new online booking facility.

This success is down to those people who supported the Festival with their attendance, be it to one film or twenty...so a big thank you to all.

Jonathan Keane, Selina Robertson, Brian Robinson and Tricia Tuttle
Programmers 17th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Instead of having flowers delivered on the entertainers, we should deliver flowers to you the audiences with flowers for making this event successful. Let's make next year's festival even more of a celebration of our unity and support.

History of Gay Cinema

Also this year the NFT has screened a major survey of the History of Gay Cinema. See the NFT site for more information on the programmes at the NFT. bfi Video releases new titles such as Campfire, a collection of short films by Bavo Defurne, and classics such as The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant and Jean Genet's remarkable short, Un chant d'amour which is available on DVD and VHS. See the bfi Video catalogue for a selection of lesbian and gay titles.

Also available here is the 17th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on Tour. This year's programme offered eight international features and two programmes of short films just as diverse as the culture at large. London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival On Tour